(Minghui.org) I am a female practitioner who began practicing Falun Dafa in 1998. Despite more than 20 years of trials and tribulations, I have made steady progress by following Master Li’s teachings of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and treating everyone around me with kindness. This has inspired my family and friends to sing Falun Dafa’s praises and read Zhuan Falun for themselves.
My husband has a younger brother. A couple of years ago, perhaps due to business failure or other reasons, my brother-in-law secretly copied my personal documents and put my name as the guarantor on a 45,000-yuan ($6,651) loan. I had no idea until one day when I discovered my bank cards had been frozen and my bank account was empty. I was stunned.
My husband then broke the truth to me: “My brother can’t repay the loan. He is facing a lawsuit, with enforcement proceedings underway.” Worried about my mental state, my husband begged me not to be angry. I could hear the remorse in his voice.
Honestly, if my brother-in-law had just told me he needed the money, I would have willingly helped him. But he did this behind my back, and his wrongful actions cost me a large chunk of my savings. My husband became frantic when I began to cry uncontrollably. I told him through my tears, “I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner. I’ll be fine. Just let me cry for a while, and I will get over it soon.” I cried for several minutes, but my heart remained rational and calm, surprising even myself. I refrained from scolding or questioning my brother-in-law and even shelled out more money to pay off the interest and late fees on his behalf.
To this day, my brother-in-law avoids bringing up this incident, and I do not hold a grudge against him. The compassion I cultivated as a Falun Dafa practitioner allowed me to forgive and sympathize with his struggles. In return for not allowing misfortune to affect me, I have experienced the happiness of a cultivator!
My Husband’s Family Members Start To Read Zhuan Falun
In 2017, my husband and I paid for a fully furnished apartment next to ours, with the intention of inviting my in-laws to move in. It was winter then, so we paid the heating bill, bought electric appliances, and filled the refrigerator with groceries before inviting my in-laws over.
My in-laws traditionally entertained many relatives, including my brother-in-law’s family, in their home over the Chinese New Year. To lighten my in-laws’ burden, I bought large quantities of crab, prawns, beef, chicken, fish, and other ingredients for them. Aware that these ingredients cost a lot, my mother-in-law tried to insist on reimbursing me. I refused to accept anything and reassured her, “Mom, my business is doing well and profits are rolling in. You don’t need to reimburse me.” Although both of my in-laws were working and continued to draw salaries, they used their earnings to help my brother-in-law’s family.
The next day, my mother-in-law told me, “After you left, your father and I were so moved by your devotion that we cried. You bought this house, groceries, and other necessities for us without complaint. You won’t even let us repay you. Your father said, “Other families, even those with daughters, can’t match the standards set by our daughter-in-law. She cares for us more than our own flesh and blood!” I was deeply moved.
Two years later, unable to adapt to the smaller apartment, my mother-in-law began commenting on how much she missed the freedom and comfort of her old home. My husband and I decided to renovate their old house to make it more livable. We furnished it and bought appliances and household items before having them move back. When my mother-in-law invited her neighbors over, she said, “Look at how big the kitchen is! Look how spacious and bright the bathroom is! It’s good quality furniture. The mattress is even better than what my son and his family use! The walls and roof are insulated, so it’s warm in the winter and cool in the summer.” Her joy was palpable.
My best friend said, “Your mother-in-law is so old. There was no need to buy such expensive furniture.” But I begged to differ. Having worked her whole life for her family, my mother-in-law deserved to enjoy the best. My mother-in-law’s satisfied smile made me feel very happy.
For years, I have cultivated myself according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and my family and relatives have witnessed the purity and goodness of Falun Dafa through my words and actions. I am kind to everyone and face every problem calmly. As a result, we have no family conflicts. My parents-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law all like and get along well with me.
My mother-in-law and sister-in-law have started cultivating Falun Dafa and now read Zhuan Falun every day. Though initially opposed, my husband gradually changed his mind and became supportive of my cultivation. He, too, now devoutly reads Zhuan Falun. My brother-in-law is supportive, and our whole family enjoys the blessings of Falun Dafa.
I started my career as a sales assistant and eventually opened my own store in a shopping mall. I am fair and honest with my customers, and many have become firm friends.
Every month, the shopping mall holds promotional activities, offering a variety of prizes. Many stores issue fake invoices so that family members or friends of the owner and employees can claim the prizes. This practice is so widespread it has become the norm. In contrast, I prohibit my sales staff from engaging in this dishonest behavior.
In line with Falun Dafa’s teachings to uphold virtue and be honest, I instruct my staff not to argue with our customers. I also try to guide them according to the principles of Dafa so that they will be good, kind people despite our morally corrupt society.
I would like to share the stories of several employees who worked for me at my store and a friend.
Xia Ling and I have known each other for a long time and are close friends. More than 10 years ago, Xia got into a serious argument with her husband and ran away from home. Because her parents lived far away, she came to me for help and I found her a temporary place to stay. Seeing her sadness and pain, I advised her to be kind and cherish the bond between herself and her husband. I also advised her to respect her elders, avoid holding grudges, and to look inward when things went wrong. As we interacted, Xia gradually changed. When her mother-in-law was later hospitalized, Xia took very good care of her. She told me, “My mother-in-law benefited from Falun Gong. Because of your influence, I am striving to be a good person according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” Xia now respectfully recites “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” every day.
Lian Ting was still quite young when she started working in my shop. I found her exceptionally kind and innocent. Soon after she starting work, she went home and told her parents, “My boss practices Falun Gong. She’s a very good person.” Blinded by the CCP’s propaganda slandering Falun Gong, her terrified mother told her, “Stop working for her! Look, you’ve fallen for their lies!” When her elderly parents fell ill, my husband and I visited them in the hospital with gifts and well wishes for their recovery. I also assured Lian she could take as long as she needed to care for her parents. When Lian returned to work, she told us that her family had come to realize Falun Gong practitioners were kind and well-mannered, in contrast to how the media portrayed them. Relieved, they told Lian to do her work well. Lian subsequently started reading Falun Dafa books and her family now understands the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa.
When she first came to our shop, someone told Wang Hong, “The boss practices Falun Gong. You shouldn’t work for her.” Wang replied, “She can do her exercises while I sell goods to the customers. There is no conflict, since I’m here to work for a living.” Wang worked for me for the next five years. Seeing how I treated the service staff, delivery workers, and everyone around me with kindness, consideration, and fairness, Wang realized Falun Gong was able to instill good moral values in a person. One year, at our year-end dinner, Wang emotionally declared, “Let’s toast to Falun Gong! From now on, if anyone says anything bad about Falun Gong in front of me, I’ll set them straight!”
Yang Le started working for me when she was in her 40s. One day, she told me she wanted to get her driver’s license, but worried it would affect her hours because it took half a day to get from the store to where she could practice driving. “It’s okay, you can go,” I said. “I’ll cover your shifts at the shop.” In two months, Yang got her driver’s license and thanked me for helping her. Her husband was moved: “No boss would pay their employee when they requested time off for personal business. Your boss must be the only one in this whole city who would do such a thing.” Yang proudly told her husband, “Because my boss practices Falun Gong, she thinks of others and is kind to everyone.”
Li Hua, who was impatient and short-tempered, learned that I practiced Falun Gong when she started to work in my store. I introduced Falun Dafa to her, but she refused to learn more about the practice, so I did not bring it up again. Yet, after some time, she asked me to lend her some Falun Dafa books to read. Her observations had led her to believe her boss was a good person who operated a successful business. So why was such a smart person devoutly practicing Falun Gong and running the risk of being persecuted by the government? Li started practicing Falun Dafa, and her moral standards improved rapidly. She stopped lying when selling goods to customers, and her bad temper improved considerably. After a while, she asked her husband, “Have you noticed how I’ve changed? Aren’t I kinder? I don’t argue with you anymore because I’ve started practicing Falun Gong with my boss.” Seeing the positive changes in her, her husband replied, “Since you feel it’s good, go ahead and practice it.”
Zhao Ling used to be a petty person who got angry easily and was always looking out for her personal gain. She used to travel great distances to claim gifts or freebies offered through WeChat Moments. Her leg pain and rhinitis medication cost her hundreds of yuan each month. After observing how honest I was and learning the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa, she started studying the teachings of Falun Dafa and learning the exercises. Her leg pain and rhinitis disappeared, she became more tolerant of others, and she stopped chasing after freebies after learning the principle of “no loss, no gain” in Dafa’s teachings. Zhao told me, “I won’t give up this wonderful practice. I am determined to cultivate to the end.”
After learning about Falun Dafa, all six women withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, securing for themselves a bright and promising future!
(Selected Submission in Celebration of 2026 World Falun Dafa Day on Minghui.org)